In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Songbook Series

First Book of Broadway Solos

This excellent series is perfect for the voice student of any age. Songs have been carefully selected to include the easiest beginning material, advancing to some vocal challenges for the progressing singer. Keys have been carefully chosen to meet the needs of most students. This collection of largely American songs may be used to teach the same basic classical tecniques of lyric singing as the traditional European art music repertoire, with rerrific opportunities for interpretive development.

Series Collections

Mezzo-Soprano Alto

Joan Frey Boytim: The First Book of Broadway Solos for Mezzo-Sopranos

Review: This is the perfect first collection for many voice students, whether they are teens or college singers or adults. Joan Boytim has selected songs appropriate for each voice type, and has chosen keys that suit the vocal needs of novice singers studying in traditional, generally classical lyric singing. The editions of the songs in these collections are short and straight-forward. Teachers have found these books invaluable. To make the collections even more useful, each volume is offered in a book/companion CD edition with piano accompaniments recorded by pianist Laura Ward.

Songlist: As Long As He Needs Me, Bali Ha'i, A Cock Eyed Optomist, The Earth And Other Minor Things, Falling In Love With Love, Getting To Know You, I Enjoy Being A Girl, I Love Paris, If I Ruled The World, In My Own Little Corner, It Might As Well Be Spring, Maria, My Favorite Things, My Funny Valentine, On My Own, and more

Voicing: Mezzo-Soprano Alto
Style: Show Tunes